npb748r Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 16 hours ago, scvrobeson said: It is always kind of funny to me to see a British jet in Argentine colors given the, let's say, fractious relationship between the two he used his hand, there was no doubt about that when the replay was shown and with that hand (known as the hand of god I think) we were out of the world cup. Is that what you meant ???? scvrobeson, Rick Griewski, Shoggz and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) I have one if you want. PM sent. Edited March 29, 2021 by Rick Griewski Ayovan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 37 minutes ago, Rick Griewski said: I have one if you want. PM sent. I ordered 1 last night, but thanks. This is what happens when I have internet access, a credit card , and nothing better to do..... Rick Griewski and npb748r 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 This tends to happen too.... ordered the Big Ed pe's and masks, and am going to order a pair of the Profimodeller engines after lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 21 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: I've got a couple more kits in the stash, and will use the Fisher nacelle set with one of them. Some day! Kev DITTO here!!! LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 3 hours ago, RLWP said: A Rolls Royce Derwent kit - how cool! With a bit of artistic license you could make a runway snowblower My Artistic License has points on it...* Richard *UK joke Oh my, this brings back some "airforce memories", back in the seventies, working as airtraffic controller at a royal netherlands airforce base, one of my other tasks was functioning as a kind of supervisor on (mostly nightly) runway clearing activities in winter time, with the dutch equivalent of this contraption, but it also used two derwent engines, one in front and one pointing out the back, they could be tilted up and down and swiveled left and right, fully independently from each other, but by using them to melt and blow away ice chunks from the runway they produced lots and lots of steam, blocking their forward view sometimes, and that is were we as ATC came in to escort them, not too closely because of the steam, but at a certain distance at which we should be able to guide them by radio more or less...........yeah right...... I remember having destroyed a complete car gearbox of the vehicle we were using for this job, because funny enough i approached it mostly from behind, but i guess i had to "fight" my way forward against the jet thrust pushing me back........what do you mean too close for comfort....... Great invention these "snow and ice melters"...... Rick Griewski, thierry laurent, MikeC and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 This one is in the que now. 2nd in line after my F-86 Sabre. Rick Griewski and Jack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 21 hours ago, thierry laurent said: Profi engines are nice but lack a lot of very visible components. Globally all hoses connected to the engine are missing. Two huge ones covered by tape were normally located on each side of the top, from mid to rear sections. It is not that easy to find good pictures of them. So have a look at the 1/48 Airfix kit on Scalemates. Your comment, Thierry, has woken up my memory of both this and the HKM kit, so thanks for that. Yes, the Profimodeller engines do have issues, mostly connected with the rear side of the intake centrifuge. This should mirror the front side mesh, but for some reason Profi choose to go with their imagination. Thankfully, much of that is covered by the combustion chamber intakes. I don't see this as a reason not to use the kit which still assembles into a good improvement on the stock HKM kit. The kit does include some piping, so a good search of this very site will help you out and help replicate said piping and also cabling to an acceptable degree. To that end, I posted a Walkaround for the Derwent 8 from pictures I took in 2016 in Adelaide. Here's the link: Rolls Royce Derwent and Nene Walkaround And another one here, kind courtesy of Max Otten: Rolls Royce Derwent @ Ayovan. One other trick I'd strongly recommend on the HKM kit is to add extra locating tabs on each half of the fuselage to help with aligning each half to make a joint which requires little work. That rear fuselage is very long and thin, so do this to avoid a wavy joint. Hope this helps, Michael morane, Uncarina, Ayovan and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dany Boy Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) I am looking for 1/32 decals set of Galland’s Gloster meteor Argentine Air Force! If I’m not mistaken only Revell have them in 1/72 in their set 04658 This photo may be discussed here already but it’s new for me and I’ve been wondering, could we say that this maybe Lieutenant General Galland with type C flight helmet? Shot in Argentine movie about Gloster Meteor 1951! https://a.radikal.ru/a13/2103/00/8f87a75422bb.jpg https://c.radikal.ru/c39/2103/3a/64bb3765afff.jpg Edited March 30, 2021 by Dany Boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 (edited) Dude.................That can't be right. For 2 engine kits? Total price including VAT and discount 2580.00,- CZK Choose a type of shipping: delivery (price +155.00 USD) $115.00 USD for the engine kits ($57.50 each, a little pricey but ok) + another $155.00 USD for shipping??? Total $270 USD. Really??? The kit was only $85.00 including shipping from Australia. At that price I'll live with the engine bays closed up and the ugly block off OEM intakes. I get making a buck or 2 but dang... oh well All the PE I ordered for this thing will hopefully take away from the lack of engine detail. Edited April 1, 2021 by Ayovan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayovan Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 Taking notes, Thanks Michael. @ Ayovan. One other trick I'd strongly recommend on the HKM kit is to add extra locating tabs on each half of the fuselage to help with aligning each half to make a joint which requires little work. That rear fuselage is very long and thin, so do this to avoid a wavy joint. Andy thierry laurent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Does anyone have a good quality drawing showing the engine intakes as they should be, or what the Fisher parts actually correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunticus Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 8 hours ago, Ayovan said: Dude.................That can't be right. For 2 engine kits? Total price including VAT and discount 2580.00,- CZK Choose a type of shipping: delivery (price +155.00 USD) $115.00 USD for the engine kits ($57.50 each, a little pricey but ok) + another $155.00 USD for shipping??? Surely that can’t be right, right? Have you contacted them? You could ship 1:1 engines for that amount. Ayovan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 On 3/30/2021 at 5:58 AM, Dpgsbody55 said: Your comment, Thierry, has woken up my memory of both this and the HKM kit, so thanks for that. Yes, the Profimodeller engines do have issues, mostly connected with the rear side of the intake centrifuge. This should mirror the front side mesh, but for some reason Profi choose to go with their imagination. Thankfully, much of that is covered by the combustion chamber intakes. I don't see this as a reason not to use the kit which still assembles into a good improvement on the stock HKM kit. The kit does include some piping, so a good search of this very site will help you out and help replicate said piping and also cabling to an acceptable degree. To that end, I posted a Walkaround for the Derwent 8 from pictures I took in 2016 in Adelaide. Here's the link: Rolls Royce Derwent and Nene Walkaround And another one here, kind courtesy of Max Otten: Rolls Royce Derwent @ Ayovan. One other trick I'd strongly recommend on the HKM kit is to add extra locating tabs on each half of the fuselage to help with aligning each half to make a joint which requires little work. That rear fuselage is very long and thin, so do this to avoid a wavy joint. Hope this helps, Michael Thanks. The main issue of such walkarounds is the fact the engines are out of the plane and consequently you cannot see the missing big hoses I mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 On 3/30/2021 at 3:28 AM, Dany Boy said: I am looking for 1/32 decals set of Galland’s Gloster meteor Argentine Air Force! If I’m not mistaken only Revell have them in 1/72 in their set 04658 This photo may be discussed here already but it’s new for me and I’ve been wondering, could we say that this maybe Lieutenant General Galland with type C flight helmet? Shot in Argentine movie about Gloster Meteor 1951! https://a.radikal.ru/a13/2103/00/8f87a75422bb.jpg https://c.radikal.ru/c39/2103/3a/64bb3765afff.jpg Wow one looks like the ghost of L.G. Galland hovering in the window. Spooky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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